Section 181.901 - Authority of General-Law Municipality to Protect Utility(a) The governing body of a general-law municipality may adopt an ordinance that applies to a utility using the streets and public grounds of the municipality and that protects the utility:(1) in the free enjoyment of the utility's rights and privileges; and(2) from interference with the utility's property and franchises.(b) In this section, "utility" means a person, company, or corporation engaged in furnishing water, gas, telephone, light, power, or sewage service to the public.Tex. Util. Code § 181.901
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.